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2. Insect repellent - Wikipedia

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   A mosquito on a bottle of "natural" insect repellent. Several natural ingredients are certified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as insect repellents, namely catnip oil, oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE) (and its active ingredient p-Menthane-3,8-diol), oil of citronella, and 2-Undecanone, which is usually produced synthetically but has also been isolated from many plant sources.

3. Nepetalactone - Wikipedia

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   Nepetalactone is a name for multiple iridoid analog stereoisomers. Nepetalactones are produced by Nepeta cataria ( catnip) and many other plants belonging to the genus Nepeta, in which they protect these plants from herbivorous insects by functioning as insect repellents.

4. DEET - Wikipedia

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   Infobox references. N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide, also called diethyltoluamide or DEET ( / diːt /, from DET, the initials of di- + ethyl + toluamide), [1] [2] is the oldest, one of the most effective and most common active ingredient in commercial insect repellents. It is a slightly yellow oil intended to be applied to the skin or to clothing ...

5. Bug off! The insect repellents that actually work, according ...

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   Sawyer Products Picaridin Insect Repellent, 2-Pack. This nongreasy repellent staves off mosquitos for up to 14 hours and ticks, chiggers, flies and fleas for up to eight hours. You can use it on ...

6. Citronella oil - Wikipedia

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   Citronella oil is an essential oil obtained from the leaves and stems of different species of Cymbopogon (lemongrass). The oil is used extensively as a source of perfumery chemicals such as citronellal, citronellol, and geraniol. These chemicals find extensive use in soap, candles and incense, perfumery, cosmetic, and flavouring industries ...

7. Defense in insects - Wikipedia

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   Insects have had millions of years to evolve mechanical defenses. Perhaps the most obvious is the cuticle. Although its main role lies in support and muscle attachment, when extensively hardened by the cross-linking of proteins and chitin, or sclerotized, the cuticle acts as a first line of defense. [5]

8. The Best Bug Sprays and Insect Repellents, According to ... - AOL

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   DEET-free Lemon Eucalyptus Insect Repellent. This bug repellent uses the oil of Lemon Eucalyptus-based formula to help combat mosquitoes and other bugs for up to 6 hours.

9. Metofluthrin - Wikipedia

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   Metofluthrin is a pyrethroid used as an insect repellent. [1] The vapors of metofluthrin are highly effective and capable of repelling up to 97% of mosquitoes in field tests. [2] Metofluthrin is used in a variety of consumer products, called emanators, for indoor and outdoor use. [3] [4] These products produce a vapor that protects an ...